Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 59382257, compound

HRID 2355673Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2355673 reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH:2]([C:6]1[CH:7]=[C:8]([CH:14]=[CH:15][C:16]=1[OH:17])[C:9]([O:11]CC)=[O:10])[C:3]([CH3:5])=[CH2:4].[OH-].[K+]>CO.O>[CH3:1][CH:2]([C:6]1[CH:7]=[C:8]([CH:14]=[CH:15][C:16]=1[OH:17])[C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])[C:3]([CH3:5])=[CH2:4]

Participants

5

Reactant 2

HCID 14797Potassium HydroxideHCID 59382270Ethyl 3-(1,2-dimethyl-allyl)-4-hydroxy-benzoate

Product 1

HCID 59382257HCID 59382257, compoundYield 51.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 887MethanolSolvent2×HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

Ethyl 3-(1,2-dimethyl-allyl)-4-hydroxy-benzoate (600 mg, 2.56 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (20 ml), a solution of potassium hydroxide (560 mg, 10.0 mmol) in water (10 ml) was added and the mixture was stirred and held at reflux for 16 hours. Upon cooling the methanol was removed in vacuo and the solution acidified to pH 2 or below by the addition of 2M hydrochloric acid. The solution was extracted with dichloromethane, the organic layer was separated and the solvent was removed in vacuo to afford 3-(1,2-dimethyl-allyl)-4-hydroxy-benzoic acid (270 mg, 51%) as a colourless gum. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) 12.38 (1H, br s), 10.22 (1H, br s), 7.63 (2H, m), 6.88 (1H, d), 4.90 (1H, s), 4.87 (1H, s), 3.75 (1H, q), 1.60 (3H, s), 1.28 (3H, d). MS: [M−H]+ 205.

Workup

  1. temperatureat reflux for 16 hours
  2. customwas removed in vacuo
  3. additionthe solution acidified to pH 2 or below by the addition of 2M hydrochloric acid
  4. extractionThe solution was extracted with dichloromethane
  5. customthe organic layer was separated
  6. customthe solvent was removed in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-3fbeadd1c7e143e7aa777121ffa5e2b1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_07
Patent number
US07754725B2

Reaction notes

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